Seizing Identity Tokens

Hu Liena had always been highly renowned in the academy. After absorbing the Charm Spirit Fox he had given her, her Soul Power had already reached the threshold of level thirty. With Xie Yue and Yan, who had already obtained their third Soul Rings, assisting her, Bibi Dong could not imagine how her disciple could possibly lose!

Xie Yue and Yan were one or two years older than Hu Liena. The only reason they were still in the sixth grade was that they were waiting to graduate alongside Hu Liena and the others. At thirteen or fourteen years old, their Soul Power Levels had truly reached the thirties. Once Hu Liena hunted down her third Soul Ring in the Soul Beast Forest, her strength would undergo another transformation!

Judging purely by Soul Power Level, Hu Liena's side had already completely surpassed Jin Yan's, even holding an overwhelming advantage. Even if Jin Yan luckily found two or three teammates, the chances of him standing against Hu Liena were minuscule!

Let's see how Jin Yan planned to fight Nana then!

Bibi Dong sneered and covertly looked toward the sky. Others could not sense it, but for her, it was easy to detect the gazes watching from above.

At that moment, all seven worshippers had arrived in the skies. Naturally, they had seen through Bibi Dong's arrangements, yet there was not the slightest trace of anger in their eyes. Instead, their gazes held a hint of mockery.

That was right—mockery. To those who understood Jin Yan's strength best, Bibi Dong's arrangements were simply laughable. Before absolute strength, every petty trick would crumble like rotten wood!

"This Bibi Dong really knows how to stir things up. She's nothing more than a clown hopping about."

Noticing Bibi Dong's covert glance, Guangling Douluo gave a cold smile and made a face down below.

Jin Yan, standing in the plaza, naturally understood Bibi Dong's intentions as well. Looking at Bibi Dong on the platform, wearing a victorious expression as she gazed his way, Jin Yan sneered inwardly.

He could not help looking forward to this game.

Spirit Condensing Wisdom Skull Bone—Bibi Dong, that Soul Bone is mine!

After the contents of this assessment had been introduced, several hundred examinees boarded the nearly one hundred carriages waiting at the edge of the field. Amid the neighing of fierce horses, the carriages slowly set off toward the assessment site.

"The assessment begins now. All examinees, enter the assessment grounds immediately."

As Jin Yan stepped down from the carriage, Heral, standing atop the foremost carriage, shouted in their direction with Soul Power.

Jin Yan looked around and discovered that the nearly one hundred carriages from before had dwindled to only several dozen. The remaining students would enter the Soul Beast Forest from other directions, and naturally, sufficiently powerful teachers would watch over them along the way.

After all, it was only a graduation assessment. Bibi Dong and Ju and Gui Douluo had not come along. Of course, whether there were people hidden in the shadows was another matter.

Jin Yan saw quite a few students already entering the Soul Beast Forest, each remaining wary of the others. Only a small number of people who had made prior arrangements moved together.

The assessment had begun. Jin Yan did not hesitate for long before calmly walking into the dense forest.

As he entered the woods, the clamor by the carriages was swallowed by the thick forest around him. For a time, his ears finally found some peace.

After entering the forest, most people did not linger around the outskirts. They hurried deeper inside. Some flying Soul Masters even spread their wings and used flight Soul Skills to soar away through the air.

Amid the shifting figures, quite a few gazes swept over Jin Yan, but none showed any intention of attacking.

Everyone understood that making a move now, whether they won or lost, would end with them being surrounded, beaten, and robbed of their identity token.

After confirming his direction, Jin Yan swiftly headed toward the inner reaches of the forest.

The originally tranquil Soul Beast Forest grew restless with the intrusion of so many people. The roars of Soul Beasts continuously rang out from all directions. Jin Yan faintly heard panicked human cries as well. Presumably, some unlucky fellow had encountered a Soul Beast he could not handle.

For this assessment, Spirit Hall had truly gone to considerable lengths.

Three days in advance, they had removed all Soul Beasts in the Soul Beast Forest that had grown to several thousand years old, leaving only a few weaker thousand-year Soul Beasts. They had also prohibited Soul Masters from entering long beforehand.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed. Having already killed ten-year Soul Beasts, Jin Yan finally saw other people.

Not far ahead of him, three figures were sneering at him.

"Brother, we don't want to hurt you. Hand over your identity token obediently and spare yourself some physical suffering."

The three who appeared were all around eleven or twelve years old. The leader was sturdily built, not especially tall, with bulging muscles that made him look difficult to deal with. Of the other two, one was tall and skinny with unusually long fingers, likely an agility-type Soul Master. The last looked much more ordinary, with a well-proportioned build and fair, clean features.

They approached Jin Yan. The one in the middle arrogantly spoke to him, earthen-yellow Soul Power rippling around his body.

As he spoke, the monkey-like skinny youth had already quietly positioned himself behind Jin Yan to prevent him from escaping.

Looking at the three who had delivered themselves to his doorstep, Jin Yan could not help smiling and shaking his head. At the same time, he unhurriedly walked toward their leader, showing no intention of taking out his identity token.

Seeing that Jin Yan's expression was wrong, the leader's face changed. It was their first time doing something like this, and they lacked experience. At the slightest movement from Jin Yan, they became like startled birds.

"Attack!" At the leader's command, an earthen-yellow glow emerged from his body. Thick, dense bristles grew over him, while two bright yellow Soul Rings rose beneath his feet. The phantom of a Great Strength Vajra Bear flashed behind him before vanishing, and he charged Jin Yan with heavy strides.

Behind him, the skinny Soul Master who had been stationed there also released his martial soul—a Long-armed Wind Ape. The single yellow Soul Ring on his body flickered as he pounced toward Jin Yan as well.

Both of them carried waves of floral fragrance, the work of the final person behind them: an auxiliary-type Soul Master whose martial soul was the Fragrant Lily. The floral fragrance released by his martial soul could restore his allies' condition, making it a rather good auxiliary martial soul.

Soul Power surged as the two reached Jin Yan at the same time, their fists whistling through the air.

Facing their pincer attack from front and rear, Jin Yan sneered. Golden Soul Power instantly burst across his body. Dense golden dragon scales layered over his skin, and a thick, steel-bar-like crocodile tail covered in spikes swung out from behind him, smashing heavily into the Wind Ape Soul Master behind him.

With Jin Yan's current strength, dealing with them was simply a matter of moments. Facing the fist coming at him head-on, he directly reached out, grabbed it, and then exerted force through his legs to hurl the attacker away.

In barely a dozen seconds, the three who had just been brimming with menace were sprawled on the ground, howling in pain.

Still smiling, Jin Yan snatched the identity tokens from their hands and strode away amid their unwilling stares.